Dhamangaon is a city and a municipal council

Municipal council

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 in Amravati district

Amravati district

Amravati district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. Amravati is the administrative headquarters of the district.The district is situated between 20°32' and 21°46' north latitudes and 76°37' and 78°27' east longitudes. The district occupies an area of 12,235 km²...

  in the state of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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, India

India

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Demographics

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, Dhamangaon had a population of 22,430. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dhamangaon has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 88%. In Dhamangaon, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

This region mostly depends on the cotton & agrcultural business .